Zuccardi: producer profile
Its decision to look beyond its existing vineyards to the Uco Valley has transformed the Zuccardi wines, says Patricio Tapia. He explains how a winery founded to showcase irrigation systems has become one of Argentina’s best...
Zuccardi: A timeline
Alberto Zuccardi arrives in Mendoza from his home province of Tucumán in northern Argentina
1963
Zuccardi plants a 16ha vineyard to demonstrate the efficiency of his irrigation system
1968
Construction of the Mendoza winery begins. Today it has a 20 million-litre capacity
1973
Planting of the second family vineyard in Santa Rosa begins; it now represents 40% of the Familia Zuccardi vineyards
1976
José Zuccardi, then 22, joins the company and starts in the agricultural department. Today he is president of Familia Zuccardi
1981
First wines bottled under the brand name Uvas del Sol. Prior to that the company had only made bulk wine
1992
First exports, destined for the UK
2002
Company starts buying grapes from producers in the Uco Valley. Sebastián Zuccardi, (far left), joins the company
2004
Planting starts on the finca in Vista Flores, the first of a series of Uco Valley vineyards
2013
Construction starts on the 600,000-litre capacity winery in Altamira, which will vinify the top Uco Valley wines
